Brush-holder.



- J. CONKLIN.

' BRUSH HOLDER. APPLICATION rum) JULY 8, 1912. RENEWED AUG. 12, 1913.

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BRUSH 110mm.

APPLICATION TILED JULY 8, 1912. RENEWED AUG. 12, 1913.

Patented Sept. 16, 1913.

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HERBERT J. GONKLIN, 0F LOWELL, MICHIGAN, ASSIGNOR TO WILLIAM ZIEGENBALG, 0F PORTLAND, OREGON.

BRUSH-HOLDER.

Application filed July 8, 1912, Serial No. 708,248.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, Hnusnn'r J. CONKLIN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Lowell, in the county of Kent and State of Michigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Brush-Holders, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to brush holders, designed for the purpose of securing paint brushes to a long handle for applying a waterproof coating to roofs or for painting rough surfaces, and one of the principal objects of the invention is to provide a reliable and eificient holder for clamping worn out paint brushes of varying sizes to a holder and providing means for adjusting the brushes to any desired angle to the handle.

Another object of my invention is to provide a holder for utilizing paint brushes which have become too much worn for or dinary painting.

Paint brushes and calcimine brushes are quite expensive, and after they have been used for a time they become unfit for further use in painting smooth surfaces, and are usually thrown away. These brushes may be clamped in a holder made in accordance with my invention and used for a long time in applying paint or other water proof materials to roofs or other rough surfaces, thus saving the cost of new brushes for this character of work and using the brushes which have become worthless for ordinary painting.

Still another object of my invention to provide means whereby two brushes of different widths or one brush of greater width may be readily secured to the holder, thus giving considerable range of utility to holder.

These and other objects may be attained by means of the construction illustrated in the accompanying drawings in which"- Figure 1. is a front elevation of a brush holder made in accordance with my invention, showing two brushes clamped side by side in position for use. Fig. 2. is a similar view of the holder with the brushes and clamping devices removed. Fig. 3. is a side elevation of the holder. Fig. 4. is a front elevation of the holder with a single brush.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 16, 1913.

Renewed August 12, 1913. Serial No. 784,323.

secured thereto. Fig. 5. is a rear elevation of the holder showing two brushes clamped thereto.

Referring to the drawings, the numeral 1 designates a socket, fitted with a handle 2 of any suitable length, said handle being secured in the socket by means of a binding screw o. The socket l is provided with a flattened portion or disk 1, having a series of projecting cogs or teeth 5, designed to fit similar cogs or teeth on a disk (3, formed integral with a lug 7. A threaded bolt 8 extends through the disks land 6, and is fitted with a winged nut 9, for holding the two disks in adjusted positions to give the desired angular adjustment of the brushes.

The lug 7 is secured by rivets 10 to the brush-holding plate 11, said plate having a curved upper edge portion 12 which conforms to the outline of the lug 7, while the lower edge 13 of the plate is straight and adapted to fit a slot 14 in the brush head 15 of a calcimine brush 16, thus preventing the brush from turning in the holder when clamped in place.

\Vhen it is desired to use two worn paint brushes 17 the handles 18 may be sawed off and the brushes clamped side by side by means of threaded bolts 19, which extend through elongated openings or slots 20, in the plate 11. The bolts 19 pass through slots 21 in clamping member 22 which on gage the handles 18 of the brushes 17 and hold said brushes firmly in place. The slots 20 and 21 permit brushes 1,7 of varying widths to be clamped to the holder, and when in position the winged nuts 23 are turned up on the bolts 19 to secure the brushes 17 in place.

The calcimine brush 16 may be used in place of the brushes 17, the latter being removed. together with the bolts and cla1nping members, and a staple 2-11T clamping the handle 25 against the plate 11 by means of the winged nuts 26. The staple 2-1 may be passed through either the pair of upper or lower perforations 27, depending upon the character of the handle 27.

From the foregoing it will be obvious that my invention is simple in construction, can be manufactured at low cost, is strong, du-

rable and efficient for its purpose and will ried by the plate to clamp the handle of a result in a considerable saving in cost of new brush thereto. 10 brushes, since 01d and well worn brushes In testimony whereof I afilx my signature can be utilized. in presence of two witnesses.

I claim HERBERT J. OONKLIN.

A brush holder comprising a Hat plate 7 having a straight lower edge adapted to engage the head of a brush and means car- VVitnesses LILLIAN SKELDING, CHARLOTTE G. CONKLIN.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of JE'atents. Washington, D. G. 

